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Looking for help converting T12 fluorescents to LED. Have a bunch of these in my basement and wanted to confirm the correct type of LED tube to get - single or double ended. Each fixture has 4 of the 4 ft T12s and 2 ballasts. Hopefully the pictures help.

[ElectriciansForums.net] T12 fluorescent to LED conversion help
[ElectriciansForums.net] T12 fluorescent to LED conversion help

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Looking for help converting T12 fluorescents to LED. Have a bunch of these in my basement and wanted to confirm the correct type of LED tube to get - single or double ended. Each fixture has 4 of the 4 ft T12s and 2 ballasts. Hopefully the pictures help.

[ElectriciansForums.net] T12 fluorescent to LED conversion help
[ElectriciansForums.net] T12 fluorescent to LED conversion help
My preference is to remove the ballasts and rewire.
 
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Yep. Fit led panels, 1200x600, even..... and bin them. I find (or used to before I gave up on them years ago) that the standard with converting is rubbish and with time taken, etc......
 
Looking for help converting T12 fluorescents to LED. Have a bunch of these in my basement and wanted to confirm the correct type of LED tube to get - single or double ended. Each fixture has 4 of the 4 ft T12s and 2 ballasts. Hopefully the pictures help.

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My preference is to remove the ballasts and rewire.
Correct, led tubes do not need ballasts, if the input voltage of led tube is AC220V/110V, then just rewire directly.
 
Thanks! To get my bearings around this, from the set up in the pictures would you recommend wiring as single ended?
That's OK.
Hereby I send a T8 tube Wiring diagram for your reference, simply speaking, LED tube does not need a ballast and starter, you can cut all wires except that from electric box. There are two types of led tube, one is double-ends input, you can connect each wire to each sides. The other is single-end input, you can connect two wires to the 2 pins of the input side(Import: first of all, you shall confirm with the Tube supplier which end to be put).
Take it easy, not difficult, but take good care.
 

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